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Beautiful essay on the fight against the old system of copyright:
Locus Online Features: Cory Doctorow: Why I Copyfight
“Culture’s imperative is to share information: culture is shared information. Science fiction readers know this: the guy across from you on the subway with a gaudy SF novel in his hands is part of your group. You two [...]

Internet Speed Test | Speed Matters

So yesterday I was running errands and realised that I had time to stop at the store to grab ingredients for ameal I had been craving–chili verde. But I hadn’t downladed a recipe for it yet.
Lucky me, I have an iPhone. I pulled up mobile Safari and did a google search for chili [...]

This whole article is a must read, especially for someone like me who’s bemoaning his sad little 1.5 megabit per second connection to the net (and that’s when it works properly). But note below: 100Mbps for $20 a month. Jebus. I’d have to pay $100 month for a 3Mbps connection, or get cable (at $150 [...]

She swore she did nothing on her end. But now the speeds are faster. Odd, that.

http://plurk.com/redeemByURL?from_uid=22698&check=-135344303&s=1

You know, I’ve had a love/hate relationship with this place over the years. I always try to support local businesses when they compare favorably to the chains. If something costs a BIT more, I don’t mind paying it, just to shop locally. If it costs a LOT more, like with the Asus EeePC I just [...]